Traverses & Loops (Classics)

Trip reports for truly classic traverses and loops of various types.

Bacon-Hagan-Blum Trav (WA) Enchantment Traverse (WA) Grand Canyon Raft Trav (AZ) Haute Route (Alps) High–Giant Traverse (WA) Huayhuash Circuit (Peru) Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA) Olympus–Bailey Trav (WA) Overland Trav (Tasmania) Picket Traverse (WA) Ptarmigan Traverse (WA) Sneffels Ski Traverse (CO)

Sunset on Mt Baker with Upper Blum Lake and a climber in the foreground

Bacon–Hagan–Blum Traverse: Watson Lakes to Baker River via Diobsud Lakes—Bacon Peak—Hidden Lake—Hagan Glacier—Mt Blum—Blum Lakes (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 2, 2009

Trip Date: July 30 – August 2, 2009 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 7: LOWER SKAGIT MOUNTAINS Bacon–Hagan–Blum Traverse: ...

Bacon Peak (7061 ft) Bacon-Hagan-Blum Trav (WA) Blum, Mt (7680 ft) Favorite Trips Lower Skagit Mountains Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Lower Skagit Five Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Dome Peak and Dana Glacier are reflected in White Rock Lake on the Ptarmingan Traverse

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade River to Suiattle River + Hurry-Up Peak + LeConte Mtn + Old Guard Peak + Dome Peak (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 11, 2012

Trip Date: August 4-11, 2012 Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade River to Suiattle River Cascade PassCache ColKool-Aid Lake ...

Dome Peak (8920/8921 ft) Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Old Guard Peak (8240+ ft) Ptarmigan Mountains Ptarmigan Traverse (WA) The Landmark Twelve The Ptarmigan Pten The Tall Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Morning sun lights up Gunsight Peak and Chikamin Glacier and Dome Peak from camp at White Rock Lakes during the Ptarmigan Traverse

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade River to Suiattle River via Kool-Aid Lake—Yang Yang Lakes—White Rock Lakes + Magic Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 14, 1981

Trip Date: September 9-14, 1981 Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade River to Suiattle River Cascade PassCache ColKool-Aid Lake ...

North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Ptarmigan Traverse (WA) Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Nevado Jirishanca stands above Lake Mitucocha with grassy tundra and a backpackers camp on the Huayhaush Circuit

Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to Huayllapa to Llamac (Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru)

Jim Brisbine · September 1, 2019

Trip Date: August 23 – September 1, 2019 2019 PERU ADVENTURE VACATION Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to ...

Family Trips Favorite Trips Huayhuash Circuit (Peru) Peru Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Last sun on the summit of Buck Mountain taken from Mt Berge in the Chiwawa Mountains

High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn + Mt Cleator + Mt Berge (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 3, 1984

Trip Date: August 31 – September 3, 1984 High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to High Pass to Little ...

Buck Mountain (8528/8534 ft) Chiwawa Range High–Giant Traverse (WA) North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Craggy Temple Ridge stands above Enchantment Basin during Enchantment Traverse

Enchantment Traverse: Colchuck Lake to Aasgard Pass to Snow Lakes (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 3, 1982

Trip Date: October 2-3, 1982 Enchantment Traverse: Colchuck Lake to Snow Lakes Colchuck LakeAasgard PassEnchantment Basin ...

Central WA Cascades Enchantment Traverse (WA) Icicle Mountains The Enchantments Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Evening sun lights up craggy granite Prusik Peak during Enchantment Traverse

Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Lake (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 25, 2015

Trip Date: October 24-25, 2015 FROZEN LARCH OUTING: ICICLE MOUNTAINS Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Colchuck Lake ...

Central WA Cascades Enchantment Traverse (WA) Golden Larch Outings Icicle Mountains The Enchantments Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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Traverses & Loops (Classics)

Bacon–Hagan–Blum Traverse: Watson Lakes to Baker River via Diobsud Lakes—Bacon Peak—Hidden Lake—Hagan Glacier—Mt Blum—Blum Lakes (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade River to Suiattle River + Hurry-Up Peak + LeConte Mtn + Old Guard Peak + Dome Peak (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Ptarmigan Traverse: Cascade River to Suiattle River via Kool-Aid Lake—Yang Yang Lakes—White Rock Lakes + Magic Mtn (Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Huayhuash Trekking Circuit: Quartelhuain to Huayllapa to Llamac (Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru)

High Giant Traverse: Buck Creek Pass to Little Giant Pass via High Pass—Louis Creek Basin—Napeequa Valley + Buck Mtn + Mt Cleator + Mt Berge (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Enchantment Traverse: Colchuck Lake to Aasgard Pass to Snow Lakes (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Enchantment Traverse: Snow Lakes to Aasgard Pass to Colchuck Lake (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)